Foot ball game employing a number of balls equal to the number of goals

ABSTRACT

A foot-ball game in which a plurality of players, an equal number on each opposing team, kick and try to goal a plurality of foot-balls, preferably one ball for each player, each player simultaneously kicking off the ball from his individual goal towards the opposite end of the field occupied by the opposing team. Each team&#39;&#39;s balls are of different color and each team tries to get as many balls as possible, irrespective of color, into the opposite teams goals.

United States Patent [1 1 Ellis FOOT-BALL GAME EMPLOYING A NUMBER OF BALLS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF GOALS [76] Inventor: Robert Ellis, 350 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, Calif. 92075 [22] Filed: Dec. 2, 1971 [2]] Appl. No.: 204,048

[52] US. Cl 273/95 H, 273/l23 R, 272/3 [51] Int. Cl A63b 71/00 [58] Field of Search 273/95 R, 118, 119 R,

273/l2l R, 85 R, 94 R, H3

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,388,909 6/1968 Woods 273/95 H [451 July 17, 1973 Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner-Marvin Siskind [57] ABSTRACT A foot-ball game in which a plurality of players, an equal number on each opposing team, kick and try to goal a plurality of foot-balls, preferably one ball for each player, each player simultaneously kicking off the ball from his individual goal towards the opposite end of the field occupied by the opposing team. Each teams balls are of different color and each team tries to get as many balls as possible, irrespective of color, into the opposite teams goals. I

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures FOOT-BALL GAME EMPLOYING A NUMBER OF BALLS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF GOALS This invention relates to foot-ball games and the principal object of the invention is the provision of a game of this character in which the audience becomes more entertained and enthusiastic than other similar games now prevalent, especially where the audience must try to watch a single ball handled by as many as twenty two players where the ball is secretly passed quickly from one player to another.

The principal feature of this invention is the use of a multiplicity of foot-balls for each team, the object of each team being to not only get their own distinctively colored balls into their opponents goals but also their opponents balls likewise. And vice versa for their opponents, there also being a plurality of goals on each of the playing field.

Other and further objects will appear in the specifications and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention and in which;

FIG. 1 is a general plan diagram of the foot-ball field indicating method of play, arrangement of goals, etc. FIG. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals and characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 3 denotes a rectangular playing field which is preferably surrounde by a netting 4 and behind that the seats for the audience 5. A number of runways 6 are provided at each end of the playing field 3, preferably situated at and between the end seats 5 as shown. In this case the goals 12 are placed at the front end of each runway as shown, it being required for an opposing player to kick the ball past the goal l2 and into the runway 6 to score a point.

In playing the game I herein show five players 7A on the black colored team and five players 78 on the white colored team, their respective different team colored foot-balls 8A and 88 being similarly colored black and white respectively, as shown. Team A3 temporarily occupies one end of playing field 3 while team B3 occupies the other end of the field as shown. There may be as manyplayers on each team as the rules of the game deems desireable as well as the number of foot-balls, each ball being preferably round and air filled.

To play the game say with five players on each team, as indicated in thedrawings, First, each player 7A and 78 places his ball 8A and 8B respectively on the ground 9 in front of his respective runway 6 or goal 12 as shown. He then takes a position at the rear of his runway 6 as shown so that he secures extra kicking powerwhen he runs at his ball in the direction of arrow 10 to kick his ball at thesound of the referees whistle or other indication. The result is that 10 foot-balls and 10 players are suddenly and simultaneously struggling and kicking ten foot-balls in every direction around the field 3, kicking their own as well as their opponents balls towards their opposing goals 12, the dotted lines 11 indicating the possible initial kick-off directions of the balls. It will be. apparent that a considerable amount of footwork, all clearly visible to the audience, will re sult to the enjoyment and enthusiasm of the audience. Each player on either team will of course easily recognise his own and the opposite teams foot-balls from their distinctively different colors but nevertheless each player will attempt to kick all the balls he can into his goals 12. When all the balls have been goaled, the score is counted and the team scoring the most balls will score that many points. After a predetermined time of rest, each team will exchange ends of the field, the same colored balls remaining with each team and the game continued until either a prescribed time limit is reached or a predetermined score, the team having the highest score naturally being the winner. The players will experience the new responsibility in not only trying to get their own colored balls into the opposite goals 12 but at the same time prevent their opponents balls get ting past them and incidentally also getting their opponents balls into their goals. And the audience will also re-act to their multiple actions and incidentally witness ten foot-balls being kicked around in all directions by 10 players simultaneously. [prefer to call this game Scatter-Ball but of course any other appropiate name will not change the method of playing the game nor the appurtenances required to play it.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have evolved a new and more interesting and exciting foot-ball game in which the audience remains exceedingly interested in watching the multiplicity of individual plays proceeding simultaneously and when only one ball remains on the field, all or at least a majority of the players will have a might scramble to kick this last ball into their respective goal. The extra expense of having ten balls instead of one is easily counterbalanced by a reduction in the number of players necessary to play the game andthe cost of the additional goals is offset by the additional size of the audience.

I claim:

l. A foot-ball game comprising:

1. a level rectangular playingfield;

2. a plurality of goals at each end of the playing field;

a. said goals being equally spaced and equal in number at each end of the playing field;

3. a plurality of foot balls; I

a. said balls being equal in number to all of goals;

4.. a plurality of runways,

a. each of said runways extending longitudinally rearward of each of said goals and being aproximately the width of said goals;

b. the foot balls of one team being a distinctively different color than the color of the foot balls belonging to the opposite team, all of said foot balls being adapted to be kicked off from the ground in front of said goals by players simultaneously towards the goals on the opposite end of said playing field to register a score for each ball regardless-of color. I

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1. A foot-ball game comprising:
 1. a level rectangular playing field;
 2. a plurality of goals at each end of the playing field; a. said goals being equally spaced and equal in number at each end of the playing field;
 3. a plurality of foot balls; a. said balls being equal in number to all of said goals;
 4. a plurality of runways, a. each of said runways extending longitudinally rearward of each of said goals and being aproximately the width of said goals; b. the foot balls of one team being a distinctively different color than the color of the foot balls belonging to the opposite team, all of said foot balls being adapted to be kicked off from the ground in front of said goals by players simultaneously towards the goals on the opposite end of said playing field to register a score for each ball regardless of color.
 2. a plurality of goals at each end of the playing field; a. said goals being equally spaced and equal in number at each end of the playing field;
 3. a plurality of foot balls; a. said balls being equal in number to all of said goals;
 4. a plurality of runways, a. each of said runways extending longitudinally rearward of each of said goals and being aproximately the width of said goals; b. the foot balls of one team being a distinctively different color than the color of the foot balls belonging to the opposite team, all of said foot balls being adapted to be kicked off from the ground in front of said goals by players simultaneously towards the goals on the opposite end of said playing field to register a score for each ball regardless of color. 